Five proposals to revitalize Baytown Texas Avenue
Baytown faces a choice between cosmetic fixes and bold plans to revive Texas Avenue. Re stripe the avenue, ease permits, form a community development corporation, boost cultural events, and rebuild Brunson Theater with partners like Lee College and Goose Creek ISD to anchor a new downtown. The editorial urges urgent action to attract shoppers and investors.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Welcomes Community Visits
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and invites community members to visit for issue discussions. To arrange an appointment, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Board members include Wanda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun calls for signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on any public interest topic. Include address and phone not for publication, a writer’s signature, and a photograph for columns. One submission per month. editorial rights reserved. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 or 281 427 1880 fax or sunnews baytownsun com email.
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Best thing in the war on terror today
Diana West argues the strongest sign of progress is a shift by the public toward blunt realism beyond elite PC talk. She cites sales of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the WMAL controversy as evidence that ordinary citizens seek hard, non PC facts about terrorism and Islamic extremism.
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Today in History highlights of August 7 in past years
On August 7 events range from U S forces landing at Guadalcanal in 1942 to Washington creating the Purple Heart in 1782 and Peace Bridge dedication in 1927. Other notes include Ulysses court ruling in 1934, Kon Tiki wreck in 1947, Explorer 6 photo in 1959, Gulf of Tonkin in 1964, Petit tightrope walk in 1974, Leland flight disappearance in 1989, embassy bombings in 1998, Lieberman running mate note, Allawi amnesty, and Paul Adair's death at 89 in Houston.
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Prince of Wales
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Lyndon Johnson
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World Trade Center
Mickey Leland
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Kenya
Tanzania
al Gore
Connecticut
Joseph Lieberman
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Ayad Allawi
Paul “Red” Adair
Houston
Baytown parks earn praise from resident
Richard Tunstall lauds the Baytown Parks and Recreation Department for ongoing improvements since 1976. He highlights Britton Park with its exercise trail, boat launch, marina, and views of the Fred Hartman Bridge, noting a diverse mix of citizens using trails, fishing piers, and recreation spaces.
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City sewer repair burden argued as homeowner duty
Homeowners urge enforcement of an ordinance requiring residents with damaged sewer lines to fix them within 180 days. They oppose rate hikes to cover private lines and note personal costs already incurred, arguing homeowners should shoulder their own repair bills.
Baytown Sun Online Opinions Forum Encourages Readers
The Baytown Sun invites readers to share views on Baytown Talk the newspaper’s online forum. Readers are encouraged to post opinions on local issues and topics featured in Sun coverage.
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Baytown School History Highlights From 1950 to 2002
Timeline notes Baytown outages in 1950 due to a hot underground cable. It recalls 1975 salary boosts for Baytown teachers, a 2000 grant for goe Creek CIS partnership to speed credit recovery, and a 2002 Goose Creek high school rezoning effort examining race ethnicity enrollment and test results at Lee and Sterling high schools.
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